television news
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən nuːz/
- Literature
:
noticias de televisión
- Many people rely on television news for timely information about current events.
- local television news
- television news program
- television news anchor
So people who watch more television news believe that violence is a greater danger to them than people who watch less news.
- So people who watch more television news believe that violence is a greater danger to them than people who watch less news.
Examples
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We were allowed by our captors to watch the first few television news reports of our companion's release.
Academic text (1993) -
In the end, Channel 3 Reports revealed the aspirations and creativity of local television news.
Academic text (2017) -
And how is my favorite television news person?
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We're with the television news program Wide Angle.
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I also called all of the local television news stations.
Academic text (2009) -
Do you remember watching television news reports or special programs about the Gulf War?
Academic text (1994) -
The following year, Robert Kelly had begun assembly of KCRA's first full-time television news staff.
Academic text (2017) -
Don Domingo watched the same television news broadcasts as the mainstream American viewer.
Academic text (2004) -
Police cars and vans, television news trucks vie for space in front of the Hilton Towers.
Fiction book (1993) -
Television news reporter Valeri Williams discovered the Jon Murray sold his Mercedes-Benz for $15,000, well below the car's value, to this man, Mark Sparrow.
Synonyms
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1.0
A radio or TV program that reports and talks about current events
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2.9
A TV or radio program that presents the news
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1.0
A TV or radio program that reports current events and includes interviews and discussion
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1.9
A television or radio show that reports current events
How In-Depth
- Literature
14
2.6
- Literature
21
1.0
- Literature
7
6.9
- Literature
11
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase's meaning is directly and transparently derived from its parts: 'television' (a system for audiovisual broadcasts) + 'news' (reported information), so it clearly refers to news programs on TV. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows basic noun-noun modification, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Television news comes from when the television first brought moving pictures and sound into people's homes, and families would gather around a small box to watch events as they happened. Because the news was shown on that screen, the phrase came to mean 'news programs shown on TV'.